• Song:

    Play That Funky Music

  • Artist:

    Wild Cherry

  • Album:

    Wild Cherry: Collection...

Intro: Em

Verse 1

Em7
Hey once I was a boogie singer playin' in a rock and roll band
I never had no problems burning down them one night stands
And everything around me got to stop to feelin' so low 
And I decided quickly yes I did to disco down and check out the show

Chorus
             D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)    D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)  E (022100@1)    D (xx0232@1)   EYeah (022100@1)they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
     D (xx0232@1)  Em (022000@1)    D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  EmAnd (022000@1)just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted

Gm7
Play that funky music white boy play that funky music right
                          BbmPlay (x13321@1)that funky music white boy

Em (022000@1)           Bm (x24432@1)           A7 (x02020@1)                  B7 (x21202@1)                
Lay down a boogie and play that funky music till you die

Verse 2

Em7
I tried to understand this I thought that they were out of their minds
How could I be so foolish how could I to not see I was the one behind
So still I kept on fighting well loosing every step of the way
I said I must go back there I got to go back and check to see if things still the same

Chorus
             D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)    D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)  E (022100@1)    D (xx0232@1)   EYeah (022100@1)they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
     D (xx0232@1)  Em (022000@1)    D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  EmAnd (022000@1)just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Gm7
Play that funky music white boy play that funky music right
                                   BbmPlay (x13321@1)that funky music white boy
Em7             Bm (x24432@1)           A7 (x02020@1)                  B7 (x21202@1)                
Lay down a boogie and play that funky music till you die
Till you die

Verse 3

Em7
Now first it wasn't easy changin' rock and roll and minds 
And things were getting shaky I thought I'd have to leave it behind
But now its so much better it's so much better I'm funking out in every way
But I'll never lose that feelin' no I won't of how I learned my lesson that day

Chorus

D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)    D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)  E (022100@1)    D (xx0232@1)   EYeah (022100@1)they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
     D (xx0232@1)  Em (022000@1)    D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  EmAnd (022000@1)just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Gm7
Play that funky music white boy play that funky music right
                                   BbmPlay (x13321@1)that funky music white boy
Em (022000@1)           Bm (x24432@1)           A7 (x02020@1)                  B7 (x21202@1)                       
Lay down a boogie and play that funky music till you die

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There are plenty of tabs out there for the riffs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b40Vuy7kUZM
Watch this video to see these chords being used.
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